In honorable dealing you should consider what you intended, not what you said or thought.

Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero

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The greater the difficulty, the greater the glory.

The greater the difficulty, the greater the glory.

I prefer tongue-tied knowledge to ignorant loquacity.

I prefer tongue-tied knowledge to ignorant loquacity.

To be ignorant of what occurred before you were born is to remain always a...

To be ignorant of what occurred before you were born is to remain always a...

Philosophy, rightly defined, is simply the love of wisdom.

Philosophy, rightly defined, is simply the love of wisdom.

Brevity is a great charm of eloquence

Brevity is a great charm of eloquence

The first law for the historian is that he shall never dare utter an untruth....

The first law for the historian is that he shall never dare utter an untruth....

Advice is judged by results, not by intentions

Advice is judged by results, not by intentions

Nothing is so unbelievable that oratory cannot make it acceptable.

Nothing is so unbelievable that oratory cannot make it acceptable.

So near is falsehood to truth that a wise man would do well not to...

So near is falsehood to truth that a wise man would do well not to...

Hatreds not vowed and concealed are to be feared more than those openly declared.

Hatreds not vowed and concealed are to be feared more than those openly declared.

The eyes like sentinel occupy the highest place in the body.

The eyes like sentinel occupy the highest place in the body.

Justice consists in doing no injury to men; decency in giving them no offense.

Justice consists in doing no injury to men; decency in giving them no offense.

Whatever you do, do with all your might

Whatever you do, do with all your might

Glory follows virtue as if it were its shadow.

Glory follows virtue as if it were its shadow.

Whatever befalls in accordance with nature should be accounted good

Whatever befalls in accordance with nature should be accounted good

In doubtful cases the more liberal interpretation must always be preferred.

In doubtful cases the more liberal interpretation must always be preferred.

Brevity is the best recommendation of speech, whether in a senator or an orator

Brevity is the best recommendation of speech, whether in a senator or an orator

I add this, that rational ability without education has oftener raised man to glory and...

I add this, that rational ability without education has oftener raised man to glory and...

Virtue is a habit of the mind, consistent with nature and moderation and reason.

Virtue is a habit of the mind, consistent with nature and moderation and reason.

More law, less justice.

More law, less justice.